Clock to the Rock 2019
Supporting the My Name5 Doddie Foundation
The Clock to the Rock is a cycle challenge from Big Ben (London) to the Rock (Gibraltar). The total distance is 2,100km (1,300 miles) split into two stages. Check below for stage options and prices.
Stage 1 - Cycle from the heart of London, through the beautiful Surrey Hills and onwards to Portsmouth. Catch the overnight ferry disembarking in St Malo and cycle through Normandy towards the Atlantic coast of France. Reaching Biarritz after six days of cycling and a well earned rest day.
Stage 2 - Leave Biarritz to tackle the Pyrennees, cycling through Pamplona towards Madrid. Skirting Madrid we head through the stunning interior of Spain via the beautiful cities of Toledo and Ronda, eventually arriving in Gibraltar.
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Stage 1
6 days, Big Ben to Biarritz
574 miles and 16,000ft climbing
Sep 7th – Big Ben to Portsmouth, 83 miles, overnight ferry to St Malo
Sep 8th – St Malo to Nantes, 110 miles
Sep 9th – Nantes to La Tranche sur Mer, 97 miles
Sep 10th – La Tranche sur Mer to Royan, 84 miles
Sep 11th – Royen to Arcachon, 92 miles
Sep 12th – Arcachon to Biarritz, 108 miles
Sep 13th – Rest day, transfers to and from Bordeaux Airport
Stage 2
8 days, Biarritz to Gibraltar
728 miles and 40,000ft climbing
Sep 14th – Biarritz to Tafalla, 92 miles
Sep 15th – Tafalla to Almazan, 101m
Sep 16th – Almazan to Guadalajara, 78 miles
Sep 17th – Guadalajara to Toledo, 96 miles
Sep 18th – Toledo to Puertollano, 101 miles
Sep 19th – Puertollano to Montilla, 109 miles
Sep 20th – Montilla to Ronda, 82 miles
Sep 21st – Ronda to Gibraltar, 69 miles
Sep 22nd – Depart Gibraltar
Stage options:
Option 1 – Big Ben to Portsmouth Sep 7th
Option 2 – Biarritz to Guadalajara Sep 14th-16th
Option 3 – Guadalajara to Gibraltar Sep 17th-21st
For more info and to register your interest email wints@rideofthelegends.co.uk
Routes
Read Chris Gore's
Clock to the Rock Diaries
Clock to the Rock poetry
by Jonathan Clark
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